Diploma in Hospitality Industry Professional (Co-op)

at Sprott Shaw College - Maple Ridge College Campus Canada

The hospitality industry is one of BC’s leading industries. Students who choose to study this program will be prepared to pursue successful careers at hotels, cruise ships, excursions, wineries, and various other attractions in the tourism and hospitality industry.

This 91-week program is the most robust out of all our hospitality offerings and includes everything students need to know for the industry. This program encompasses material included in the Hospitality Operations with Co-op Program with additional training in management, digital marketing, social media, and online engagement practices.

Students will finish the program with a portfolio of material they have created including plans and projects they have created for real hotels based on different market segments catered for that specific hotel.

By the end of the program, students will have earned a multitude of certificates and credentials including Serving It Right, Guest Service Gold, FOODSAFE, START Certified Restaurant Server, START Certified Front Desk Representative, START Certified Guestroom Attendant, HFIA Hotel Industry Analytics, AHLEI Rooms Division Specialization, AHLEI Sales and Marketing Specialization, and AHLEI Diploma.

All Sprott Shaw Hospitality Programs incorporate the AHLEI (American Hotel & Lodging Education Institute) which is an organization recognized worldwide.

Why Study At Sprott Shaw?

• Lifetime access to dedicated Employment Services Specialists (ESS) who can help you with resume and cover letter writing, interview skills, and the overall job search after graduation
• Lifetime tuition-free access to course refreshers if you ever need to retrain and update your skills
• Co-op opportunities with recognized organizations across BC including Parq Vancouver, River Rock Casino, Rosewood Hotel Georgia, Best Western Hotels, Delta Hotels, and more
• Multiple start dates so you can start your education when you want to without the wait
• All-inclusive tuition where what you see is what you pay. Our tuition includes registration fees, assessment fees, tuition, textbooks, supplies, course materials, uniforms, certificates, graduation fees, co-op fees, and much more
• Career and professional development success courses to help create a career development marketing plan, learn the cardinal rules of professionalism, and identify the target markets and employment resources for the hospitality industry 
• Certificates including FOODSAFE, Guest Service Gold, and START Restaurant Service
• Preparation and orientation courses to teach you how to find credible research, write papers, create proper citation formats including APA, and study effectively for exams

Learning Objectives

• Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:
  • Demonstrate leadership competencies
  • Evaluate financial information and financial implications related to business decisions
  • Provide responsible and professional food and beverage services
  • Supervise front-of-the-house and back-of-the-house hotel and restaurant operations
  • Manage human relations issues
  • Prepare marketing plans and communication strategies
  • Analyze emerging hospitality industry trends and innovations
  • Apply critical thinking and problem-solving techniques to make sound management decisions and recommendations
  • Communicate effectively using various communication channels

The Advanced Business Management with Co-op diploma is the ideal way for you to venture into the world of business, network with classmates from around the world, satisfy your intellectual curiosity and add some edge and flair into your academic credentials. Moreover, the co-op term of the program provides graduates with a unique portal into the world of Canadian and global business. This diploma also offers you the option of applying for the Certificate of Supervisory Management with the Canadian Institute of Management.

Learning Objectives
Upon graduation, students will be able to:

• Develop a critical perspective on the world of business
• Acquaint yourself with, or fine-tune your understanding of, management fundamentals
• Sharpen your knowledge and practical command of diverse types of business management
• Enhance presentation skills in a business context
• Read contract law cases and discuss the basics of contract law
• Understand managerial accounting and its relevance to your management practice
• Discuss and observe how marketing functions in the modern economy
• Familiarize yourself with key concepts of economics and their application to the economy
• Draw connections between management, business communication law, managerial accounting, marketing and economics

Co-op- Optional

Advanced Business Management with Co-op was reviewed and approved by the registrar of the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) of the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills & Training.

The Tourism / Hospitality Management Program prepares students for entry-level designation management positions with opportunities to work in areas related to: Food and Beverage Management; Marketing; Front Office Procedures: Transportation; Tours and Ticketing.

Graduates from this program also earn AHLA (American Hotel and Lodging Association) certification.

This program includes a Co-op placement. This placement enables the student to gain first hand paid experience in the chosen career field while enabling Instructional staff to observe the student in a practice situation. Please note successful completion of the Co-op is required for graduation.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate leadership competencies
• Provide responsible and professional hospitality services
• Supervise front-of-the-house and back-of-the-house hotel and restaurant operations
• Analyze emerging hospitality industry trends and innovations
• Apply critical thinking and problem-solving techniques to make sound management decisions and recommendations
• Describe the size and scope of the tourism industry
• Describe and understand the five sectors of the tourism/hospitality industry and their economic impact
• Apply the principles and practices of guest and customer services
• Productively use industry software including SABRE
• Communicate effectively using various communication channels

The Sprott Shaw College Business Administration Management diploma program provides a foundational understanding of business operations which equips graduates to manage activities in a wide variety of industries. Many graduates find opportunities directing small and medium sized businesses or providing departmental support in larger organizations.

Learning Objectives
Business Administration Management graduates are able to:

• Develop strategic business plans
• Manage various digital marketing channels such as social media
• Develop and manage project plans
• Devise and execute effective negotiation strategies and sales presentations
• Perform accounting activities and analyse financial statements
• Evaluate return on investment for business operations or marketing activities
• Use SEO and web analytics to improve profitability
• Productively use MS Office including Word, Excel and Access
• Communicate effectively using various communication channels

This program includes a Co-op placement. This placement enables the student to gain first-hand paid experience in the chosen career field while enabling Instructional staff to observe the student in a practice situation. Please note successful completion of the Co-op is required for graduation.

This program gives the student the skills and occupational competencies necessary in the industry today based upon the Ministry for Children and Family Development approved curriculum.

Students in this program will develop a broad range of skills through the study and practice of certified courses in order to develop and lead daily age-appropriate activities for children aimed to help promote social, emotional, physical, cognitive and early literacy development. Students learn to observe children and communicate professionally, when appropriate, children’s progress and/or needs with parents, other staff members and individuals involved with the child’s development.

Graduates are eligible to apply for an Early Childhood Educator license from the Ministry for Children and Family Development.
This program includes practicum placement. This experience within a workplace enables Instructional staff to observe the student in a practice situation while providing the student with the opportunity to gain direct exposure to the chosen career field.

Sprott Shaw is a member of Early Childhood Educators of British Columbia (ECEBC).

Learning Objectives
At the end of this program the student will have developed a broad range of skills through the application and understanding of the following learning outcomes:

• Cultural, economic, and generational influences on development
• Main categories and methods of observational recording
• Current licensing and registration regulations, development of policies and procedures, floor plans, and childcare center design
• Development of partnerships with parents, colleagues, and other service providers
• Positive contemporary child guidance practices, causes and characteristics of inappropriate behaviour
• Planning and implementing comprehensive program plans, focusing on social, emotional, cognitive, physical, language and cultural development.
• Activities to facilitate diversity and multi-cultural experiences and concepts to enhance the curriculum
• Creating a positive learning environment that includes fun and engaging music and movement activities, enhancing other learning such as language and language skills
• The use of concepts and activities from LEAP BC 2010
• Resource Booklet and recognizing movement categories and motor skills
• Creativity and open-ended, process-oriented creative art activities and experiences
• Verbal and non-verbal communication skills and techniques.
• Design newsletters and communication tools for parents, children and staff
• Signs and symptoms of common communicable childhood illnesses
• Goal setting, note-taking, problem-solving, and teamwork
• Interview techniques and creating an employment package

Business Administration Sales & Digital Marketing graduates can manage the marketing activities for a wide range of businesses and organizations and can also be employed by advertising, digital and public relations agencies.

Learning Objectives

• Develop strategic marketing plans
• Conduct primary and secondary market research
• Manage various digital marketing channels such as social media
• Evaluate return on investment for various marketing media
• Use Search Engine Optimization and web analytics to improve profitability
• Devise and execute effective sales presentations and negotiation strategies
• Perform accounting activities and analyze financial statements
• Productively use MS Office including Word and Excel
• Communicate effectively using various communication channels

The hospitality industry is one of BC’s leading industries. Students who choose to study this program will be prepared to pursue successful careers at hotels, cruise ships, excursions, wineries, and various other attractions in the tourism and hospitality industry.

During this 45-week program, students will take the Hospitality Core, Hospitality Today, and Hospitality Service Delivery course as well as 10 weeks of electives that build upon essential business skills. Throughout the program, students will experience hands-on training in courses where they will have the opportunity to apply learned knowledge into real-life scenarios.

In the Hospitality Core course, students will develop their critical thinking and presentation skills as well as learn the basics of hospitality. In the Hospitality Today course, students will gain an understanding of the general hospitality service standards today. In the Hospitality Service Delivery course, students will build on their general hospitality service standards and earn their FOODSAFE and Guest Service Gold Certificates and become START Restaurant Service Certified. Other earned certifications will depend on the electives taken by the student.

All Sprott Shaw Hospitality Programs incorporate the AHLEI (American Hotel & Lodging Education Institute) which is an organization recognized worldwide.

Why Study At Sprott Shaw?

• Lifetime access to dedicated Employment Services Specialists (ESS) who can help you with resume and cover letter writing, interview skills, and the overall job search after graduation
• Lifetime tuition-free access to course refreshers if you ever need to retrain and update your skills
• Co-op opportunities with recognized organizations across BC including Parq Vancouver, River Rock Casino, Rosewood Hotel Georgia, Best Western Hotels, Delta Hotels, and more
• Multiple start dates so you can start your education when you want to without the wait
• All-inclusive tuition where what you see is what you pay. Our tuition includes registration fees, assessment fees, tuition, textbooks, supplies, course materials, uniforms, certificates, graduation fees, co-op fees, and much more
• Career and professional development success courses to help create a career development marketing plan, learn the cardinal rules of professionalism, and identify the target markets and employment resources for the hospitality industry 
• Certificates including FOODSAFE, Guest Service Gold, and START Restaurant Service
• Preparation and orientation courses to teach you how to find credible research, write papers, create proper citation formats including APA, and study effectively for exams

Learning Objectives

• Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:
  • Provide responsible and professional hospitality services
  • Apply the principles and practices of guest and customer services
  • Prepare presentation materials, compile data and research
  • Communicate effectively using various communication channels

The Sprott Shaw College Business Administration Management diploma program provides a foundational understanding of business operations which equips graduates to manage activities in a wide variety of industries. Many graduates find opportunities directing small and medium-sized businesses or providing departmental support in larger organizations.

Learning Objectives
Business Administration Management graduates are able to:

• Develop strategic business plans
• Manage various digital marketing channels such as social media
• Develop and manage project plans
• Devise and execute effective negotiation strategies and sales presentations
• Perform accounting activities and analyze financial statements
• Evaluate return on investment for business operations or marketing activities
• Use SEO and web analytics to improve profitability
• Productively use MS Office including Word, Excel and Access
• Communicate effectively using various communication channels

The Tourism / Hospitality Management Program prepares students for entry-level designation management positions with opportunities to work in areas related to: Food and Beverage Management; Marketing; Front Office Procedures: Transportation; Tours and Ticketing.

Graduates from this program also earn AHLA (American Hotel and Lodging Association) certification.

Learning Objectives

• Demonstrate leadership competencies
• Provide responsible and professional hospitality services
• Supervise front-of-the-house and back-of-the-house hotel and restaurant operations
• Analyze emerging hospitality industry trends and innovations
• Apply critical thinking and problem-solving techniques to make sound management decisions and recommendations
• Describe the scope of the tourism industry
• Describe and understand the five sectors of the tourism/hospitality industry and their economic impact
• Apply the principles and practices of guest and customer services
• Productively use industry software including SABRE
• Communicate effectively using various communication channels

The Tourism / Hospitality Management Program prepares students for entry-level designation management positions with opportunities to work in areas related to: Food and Beverage Management; Marketing; Front Office Procedures: Transportation; Tours and Ticketing.

Graduates from this program also earn AHLA (American Hotel and Lodging Association) certification.

This program includes a Co-op placement. This placement enables the student to gain first hand paid experience in the chosen career field while enabling Instructional staff to observe the student in a practice situation. Please note successful completion of the Co-op is required for graduation.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate leadership competencies
• Provide responsible and professional hospitality services
• Supervise front-of-the-house and back-of-the-house hotel and restaurant operations
• Analyze emerging hospitality industry trends and innovations
• Apply critical thinking and problem-solving techniques to make sound management decisions and recommendations
• Describe the size and scope of the tourism industry
• Describe and understand the five sectors of the tourism/hospitality industry and their economic impact
• Apply the principles and practices of guest and customer services
• Productively use industry software including SABRE
• Communicate effectively using various communication channels